Ban calls for end to Saddam-era sanctions against Iraq

Ban calls for end to Saddam-era sanctions against Iraq
United Nations (AFP) June 18, 2013 - UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for the end of the threat of sanctions against Iraq for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait amid a significant thaw between the neighbors. Ban said both governments have shown "statesmanship and respect" in healing the scars of the invasion that led to the creation of an international coalition to expel Saddam Hussein's forces. "The command ground attained ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Ban_calls_for_end_to_Saddam-era_sanctions_against_Iraq_999.html